Front-lace corset.



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FRONT LACE CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14, 1916.

Patented Feb. 12,1918.

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FRONT LACE CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14, I916.

Patented Feb. 12,1918.

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i t t 11 rare SAMUEL J. NEWMAN, OF NEWHAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ,ASSIGNOR TO I. NEWMAN & SONS,

- OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A COPARTNERSHIP.

FRONT-LACE CORSET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. NEWMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Front-Lace Corset, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improved construction of a front lace corset and has for an object the production of not only an improved construction, but an improved arrangement of parts whereby the usual lacing is arranged in front instead of in the back and a proper fit secured.

Another object in view is to provide a corset with the body having a solid back and open front together with an elastic veststructure which will temporarily hold the body in position preparatory to the lacing, which lacing may be placed under any tension, the same being arranged centrally of the body.

A still further object in view is to provide in a corset a body designed to substantially encircle the body of the person so that the open part and lacing will come directly in front, together with a vest structure having an opening directly in front.

A stiil further object of the invention is to provide a corset having a front opening and a solid back, together with an improved arrangement with elastic abdominally supporting members forming part of a vest arranged in the front opening.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows a front view of a corset embodying the invention, the same being shown applied to a figure, with the vest structure connected together and the elastic stretched, the front flaps being thrown back.

Fig. 2 is similar to Fig. 1 except that the front flaps are closed preparatory to lacing.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 except that the lacin has been completed.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal transverse sectional view through the corset shown in Fig. 1, the same being on an enlarged scales Fig. 5 is a transverse horizontal sectional view through Fig. 2, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 6 is a transverse horizontal sectional view through the corset shown in Fig. 3, the

- same being shown'on an enlarged scale.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 12, 1918,

Application filed September 14, 1916. Serial No. 120,003.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of corset to that shown in Fig. 1, the same being shown on a figure and the front flaps being thrown back.

Fig. 8 is a side view of the corset shown in Fig. 7, the same being shown spread apart.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates the body of a corset, which is closed or, rather, solid or integral in the back, as shown in Fig. i, and is designed to completely encircle and snugly fit the body of the person using the same, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6, when properly adjusted. corset is disclosed in different stages of adjustment which must be followed in properly fitting the corset to. a person.

In producing the corset it is aimedto provide a front laced corset in which the lacings are-arranged on a central front line, and means for holding the corset in position while lacing. This means comprises a vest structure 2 which is formed from a plurality of strips 3 of elastic material, the lower strips being arranged at an angle so as to act on the order of an abdominal support. Front clasps or steels 4 and 5 are connected to the opposite parts of the various strips 3, one steel carrying posts 6 and the other steel eyes 7 of usual construction whereby when the corset is placed on the figure the first time these parts may be caused to interlock, the various elastic strips 3 being stretched to an appreciable extent, thus holding the body of the corset fitting snugly the figure of the person, excepting the sections or flaps 8 and 9, which are loose.

The elastic strips 3 are secured at an appreciable distance back of the front by suitable stitching 10 and 11, and when the steels are arranged as shown in Fig. 1 the corset is held in position, though not fitting as eventually intended, which eventual fitting is shown in Fig. 3. After the steels have been arranged as shown in Fig. 1 the lacing is started as shown in Fig. 2. After the lacing cords have been properly placed and pulled for drawing the flaps 8 and 9 together, as shown in Fig. 3, the elast1c members 3 will be relieved and the tension taken As shown in Figs. 1 to 3 the up by the cords and flaps which really form corset is properly laced, except for the abdominal supporting effect produced by the lowermost strips 3.

In addition to these features it will be observed that adjustable loop hose supporting members 12 and 13. are secured to the lower part of vest 2', centrally thereof, as shown in Fig. 1, and to the front strips 14 and 15 formed on the flaps 8 and 9, whereby the hose are properly supported and the vest, together with the lower part of the corset, held in proper position. It will be noted that strips 14: and 15 are provided with suitable hooks 16 for receiving the lacing cords, said hooks being secured in position in any'suitable manner, as for instance, by being secured to suitable steels in strips 14 and 15. It will be observed that the vest structure 2 opens centrally of the front, and before the lacings have been placed in position acts as means for properly holding the corset in position on the person. lit will also be noted that the lacing is directlv in front centrally of the person, whereby there are no objectionable side connecting members as found in the usual front laced corset now on the market.

In Figs. 7 and 8 will be seen a slightly modified form of the invention in which the principal parts of the corset are similar to those shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, the modified part being more specially the elastic strips 17 and 18. As shown particularly in Fig. 8, the strips 17 and 18 are connected at 19 and 20 by suitable stitching 21 to the body 1, said stitching being an appreciable distance back from the front, preferably near the hip. whereby the strain will be carried by the hip and the abdomen properly supported as shown in Fig. 7. By lengthening the elastic members 17 and 18 and securing the same at the rear point the strain is brought on the hips, and also by reason of the length produces a proper tension on the abdomen without undue pressure at any one point. It will also be noted that straight hose supporters are connected to the flaps and end of the vest in the preferred struc 1 ture, whereby the lower part of the vest may better act as an abdominal support.

, In addition to these features the members 18 evident a :z

and 19 will continue to act as abdominal supports when the tension has been removed from the strips 3 by reason ofthe lacing of the flaps 8 and 9.

In lacing these flaps together in this form of the invention. and also in the construction shown in Fig. 3, it is evident that the flaps may be laced so as to contact, but preferably the corset is of such a size as to provide an appreciable distance between the steelsof the flaps so as to allow the steels of the vest to come opposite the lacing which connects the flaps together. It will also be a figure wearing, a tain size messes corset may vary at different times somewhat and that,'consequently, the opening between the flaps may be more or less according to thesize of the wearer, said opening being always preferably of such a width as to expose to view the steels and posts and eyes of the vest structure. This will prevent any extra thickness at the front and also will present a post which may be utilized in the usual way for receiving the brassiere hook.

What I claim is:

1. A corset of the character described, comprising a body open at the front, means for receiving lacings on each edge of said front for drawing said edges toward each other and a vest structure extending substantially from the top to the bottom of said body and having the opposite edges connected to said body near the sides thereof on the inner face of said body, said vest being formed of elastic material and provided with connecting means arranged centrally of the person using the corset when the vest structure is closed.

2. lln a corset of the character described, a body open in the front, a vest having opposite edges thereof secured to said body near the sides of said body, said vest extending substantially from the top to the bottom of said body and having an opening at the front, securing means for holding the parts of said vest together, said securing means arranged centrally of the person using the corset, said vest having elastic members adapted to be stretched when the vest is closed, and lacing for drawing the front edges of the body toward each other over said vest, said lacing extending over said securing means and by moving the edges of the body toward each other relieving the tension of said elastic. I

3. lln a corset of the character described, a body open at the front, a row of books arranged on each edge at the front of said body, a pair of lacing cords arranged to engage said books for drawing said edges toward each other, an elastic vest extending substantially from the top to the bottom of said body. said vest being secured to said body adjacent each side thereof and an appreciable distance from said edges whereby the elastic must be stretched when the corset is being placed in position, said vest being formed in two parts, and securing moans arranged centrally for connecting said parts together.

4'. In a corset of the character described, a body open at the front, lacing members for drawing the edges of the said front;t o-

ward each other,'an elastic vest connected to said body and spanning the front of the corset, said vest being secured in such a osition as to be stretched prior to the placing inposition of said lacing members, and a ree pair of hose supporters having one end connected to the vest centrall-y thereof and the opposite end connected to the lower part of the body adjacent 5 the vest and the lower part of properly held in positionh 5. In a corset of the character described, a body open at the JEront an elastic vest di vided centrally, said vest extending substantially from the top to the bottomvoi said the body are body and having opposite edges secured to.

said body near the sides, each part of said vest having a diagonally located elastic member at the bottom acting as an abdomi- 5 nal support, means for connecting the parts the front edges whereby of said vest together centrally of the body, and means for drawing the front edges of said body toward each other over said vest.

8. In a corset of the character described, a body open at the front, means for drawing the front edges of said body toward each other, a, vest structure connected with said body arranged at the t'ront and apair or" abdominal supporting elastic members connected to the front strips of the vest and to the body over the hips and at an appreciable distance from the point Where the vest is connected.

SAMUEL J. NEWMAN. 

